Meanings
- architectureA style of Baroque revival architecture popular in England from the turn of the 20th century.
Truth to tell, most of the buildings that make up the Edwardian Wrenaissance have little to do with Wren.
2001, Adrian Tinniswood, His Invention So Fertile : A Life of Christopher Wren, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3751 more example
The reason for all this quarrying is not the discovery of a coal-rich seam beneath the Wrenaissance streets, but the local enthusiasm for subterranean development.
2012 November 9, Oliver Wainwright, “Billionaires' basements: the luxury bunkers making holes in London streets”, in The Guardian
Origin
Blend of Wren + Renaissance, in reference to Christopher Wren, known for his work in the English Baroque style.
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